Hierarchy and the Definition of Order in the Letters of Pseudo-Dionysius: A Study in the Form and meaning of the Pseudo-Dionysian Writings by Ronald F. HathawayEnglish | Jan 1, 1969 | ISBN: 9401184682 | 198 Pages | PDF | 6 MB

N eoplatonism begins explicitly with Plotinus in the third century of our era. The later Neoplatonism of the fifth and six century schools at Athens and Alexandria was both the continuation of the philosophy of Plotinus and also a pagan ideology.

Pseudo-Dionysius: A Commentary on the Texts and an Introduction to Their Influence by Paul RoremEnglish | February 25, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0195076648 | 288 pages | PDF | 17,4 Mb

"Dionysius the Areopagite" is the biblical name chosen by the pseudonymous author of an influential body of Christian theological texts, dating from around 500 C.E. The Celestial Hierarchy, The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy, The Divine Names, and The Mystical Theology offer a synthesis of biblical interpretation, liturgical spirituality, and Neoplatonic philosophy.